Building an Iron Man suit sounds like fantasy — until you take it into the wild. I tested a homemade suit in real survival camping conditions to see what actually works and what immediately fails.

At long, long last, the US military is finally set to unveil a prototype of its TALOS (Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit) armor later this month—which means, later this month the military will have ...

This project began as an experiment: could an Iron Man–style suit be used for real survival? I constructed a full build and put it through a series of outdoor tests, from mobility to durability. Each ...